PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorsten Taunsynd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taunsynd has chosen PRIDE THEME as his entrance music. Thorsten Taunsynd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ryan
vs
Taunsynd

193 cm
21
243 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorsten Taunsynd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ryan. Taunsynd shrugs it off though.
Ryan lands a high kick!

It looks like Thorsten Taunsynd has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Taunsynd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryan as he avoids it easily.
Taunsynd looks gassed!
Ryan throws a right and a left that Taunsynd avoids nicely.
Taunsynd should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Ryan rushes Taunsynd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan has Taunsynd pressed against the cage.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan crunches a lovely knee into Taunsynd's ribcage.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taunsynd's defenses.
Taunsynd is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryan.
Ryan lands a knee to the body.
Taunsynd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryan effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan lands a nice elbow.

Ryan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taunsynd regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Taunsynd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Taunsynd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Taunsynd keeps moving.
Ryan content to stall in guard here.
Taunsynd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Taylor Ryan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Taunsynd tries to clinch up
and Ryan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taunsynd really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Taunsynd.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taunsynd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Ryan rushes Taunsynd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan looking for a takedown.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Taunsynd is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taunsynd avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Ryan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Taunsynd blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Taunsynd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Taunsynd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taunsynd clinches but Ryan breaks the clinch
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan cracks Taunsynd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taunsynd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Taunsynd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taunsynd.
Taunsynd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Taunsynd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan scores with a knee to the head.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorsten Taunsynd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taunsynd closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Taunsynd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taunsynd is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Taunsynd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
Ryan scores with a knee to the head.
Taunsynd is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryan has double underhooks.
Taunsynd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan connects with a knee to the head.
Taunsynd managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Taunsynd has had enough of the clinch but Ryan keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Ryan.
Taunsynd takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taunsynd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ryan rushes Taunsynd and presses him up against the cage.
Taunsynd tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Taunsynd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan connects with a knee to the head.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Taunsynd blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taunsynd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Taunsynd.
Ryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taunsynd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Taunsynd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan thows a body kick. Taunsynd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan looks to clinch

and Taunsynd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taunsynd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryan.
Taunsynd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taunsynd backwards.
Taunsynd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Taunsynd is blocking nicely.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Taunsynd.
Ryan with a knee to the head.
Taunsynd tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Taunsynd tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Taunsynd drops back down to his feet.
Taylor Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorsten Taunsynd.
Ryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ryan.
Taunsynd is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Taunsynd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ryan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.

Taunsynd breaks the clinch.
Taunsynd tries to clinch but Ryan moves away

and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan landing knees to the head.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.

Taunsynd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taunsynd closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ryan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan prevents Taunsynd from breaking the clinch.
Taunsynd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Taunsynd wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side

and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Taunsynd wants a takedown but no success here.
Taunsynd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taunsynd's efforts to push away.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taunsynd avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryan.
Taunsynd is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.

Taunsynd gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taunsynd tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard.
Ryan trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taunsynd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ryan dives on top into guard.

Taunsynd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Taunsynd has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Ryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taunsynd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Taunsynd's legs - danger averted.

Taunsynd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Taunsynd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Taylor Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thorsten Taunsynd's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Taunsynd looks to clinch

and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ryan.
Taunsynd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taunsynd backwards.
Ryan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ryan with a knee to the head.
Taunsynd is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.

Ryan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Taunsynd can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ryan prevents Taunsynd from improving his position.

Taunsynd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Taunsynd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taunsynd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ryan won't allow Taunsynd to sweep him here.
Ryan passes Taunsynd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryan moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Taunsynd is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taunsynd is being controlled here.

Taunsynd explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Ryan instigates a clinch.
Ryan prevents Taunsynd from breaking the clinch.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.

Ryan moves into range and clinches up with Taunsynd.
Taylor Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taunsynd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taunsynd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taunsynd wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taunsynd tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taunsynd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Taunsynd pushes him off.
Ryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Taunsynd moves into the clinch.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Taunsynd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taunsynd wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taunsynd's face.
Ryan has Taunsynd pressed against the cage, preventing Taunsynd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan tries to bum rush Taunsynd with a series of wild strikes but Taunsynd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Taunsynd pushes him off.
Taunsynd closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taunsynd tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan looks to clinch

and Taunsynd counters by clinching up.
Ryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorsten Taunsynd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan lands a knee to the body.
Ryan avoiding damage as Taunsynd throws knees to the body.

Ryan breaks the clinch.

Ryan rushes Taunsynd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taunsynd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taunsynd tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Taunsynd back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Ryan!